{"id":2559,"date":"2022-08-03T18:54:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T18:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2559"},"modified":"2022-08-22T18:33:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T18:33:34","slug":"7-august-2022-do-not-worry-or-be-anxious-but-how","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2559","title":{"rendered":"7 August 2022: &#8220;Do not worry or be anxious&#8221; &#8211; but how?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220807.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2560 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220807.png 246w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220807-217x300.png 217w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220807-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220807-26x36.png 26w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220807-35x48.png 35w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-090a7876-6b6f-475f-bd24-2fdf9d5343ad\"><strong>Bethel Baptist Church<br>Worship Service @ Home<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-090a7876-6b6f-475f-bd24-2fdf9d5343ad\"><strong>7 August 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2542\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow.png 120w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-48x32.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/> <strong>Previous Service<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2566\"><strong>Next Service<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" class=\"wp-image-1007\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow.png 120w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-48x32.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This service is only available in text format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welcome<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Worship<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What a friend we have in Jesus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8SCorW9r_Is?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Word<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please read<\/strong>: Philippians 4:4-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>And the peace of God,&nbsp;which transcends all understanding,&nbsp;will guard \u2026 your <strong>minds<\/strong> in Christ Jesus. <\/p><cite>Phil 4:7<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is said that the mind is a battlefield, a place where battles take place, and it\u2019s true. Here we are exhorted not to worry or be anxious:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Do not be anxious about anything.<\/p><cite>Phil 4:6<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">cf. Jesus\u2019 teaching:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;\u2026 do not worry about your life&#8221;.<\/p><cite>Matt. 6:25<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all worry at various times; so how do we not worry or not be anxious? Just taking the immediate context of our text we can find many valuable aids to help us not to be anxious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(1) &#8220;Do not worry or be anxious&#8221; &#8211; rejoice in the Lord!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: rejoice!&#8221;<\/p><cite>Phil 4:4<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rejoicing, praising, worshipping the Lord is absolutely vital for a healthy spiritual life. Paul exhorts us to rejoice <strong>always,<\/strong> emphasising how important it is. How different our days would be if we did this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we are rejoicing in the Lord, we are taken up as it were, to heavenly places in Christ Jesus and we begin to get God\u2019s perspective on life and especially those things that have been causing us anxiety. This doesn\u2019t happen naturally and we have to, at times, discipline ourselves to worship, praise and rejoice in Him, so that it does become, more and more, a natural part of our lives, especially during difficult times. I sometimes look back at dark times in my life when I was prone to be anxious about certain things and think, how different it could have been had I just rejoiced in the Lord instead of worrying so much for at the end of it all the Lord brought me through wonderfully, anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus asked the question,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?&#8221;<\/p><cite>Matt. 6:27<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the answer is definitely \u201cNo!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(2) &#8220;Do not worry or be anxious&#8221; &#8211; be gentle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul then teaches,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.<\/p><cite>Phil. 4:5<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we obey Him and relate to others with gentleness, the Lord, who Himself is gentle and humble of heart (Matt. 11:28-30), will be near, even making His home within (John 14:23). Such will definitely help our mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(3) &#8220;Do not worry or be anxious&#8221; &#8211; take it to the Lord in prayer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of worrying we should, as we sing in the well-known hymn, take it to the Lord in prayer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Do not be anxious about anything,&nbsp;but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.<\/p><cite>Phil. 4:6<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again, it is so important to do so in a spirit of thanksgiving. As we do so then it is assured that,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The peace of God,&nbsp;which transcends all understanding,&nbsp;will guard \u2026 your <strong>minds<\/strong> in Christ Jesus.<\/p><cite>Phil. 4:7<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quote of the week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201cWorry implies that we don\u2019t quite trust God is big enough\u201d<\/em><br><br>Francis Chan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Verse of the week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Let&nbsp;not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.<\/p><cite>John 14:1<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Let\u2019s Pray<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heavenly Father, forgive us when we worry and are anxious, when we think that you are not able to deal with the problem we have. Prompt and empower us to bring all our concerns to You, even with thanksgiving, and to rejoice in You always in Jesus Christ, Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This service is only available in text format. Welcome Worship Word Please read: Philippians 4:4-8 And the peace of God,&nbsp;which transcends all understanding,&nbsp;will guard \u2026 your minds in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:7 It is said that the mind is a battlefield, a place where battles take place, and it\u2019s true. 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